Demographic and life-history variation in two proximate populations of a viviparous skink separated by a steep altitudinal gradient

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 567-578

  Rohr, Detlef H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Life history patterns; Maturity; Phenotypic plasticity; Reptilia; Scincidae

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; BODY SIZE; LIFE-HISTORY VARIATION; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT; WATER SKINK;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EULAMPRUS TYMPANUM; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE;

EID: 0030800960     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5950     Document Type: Article

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